1981–82 Buffalo Sabres season

1981–82 Buffalo Sabres
Division	3rd Adams
1981–82 record	39–26–15
Goals for	307
Goals against	273
Team information
General manager	Scotty Bowman
Coach	Jimmy Roberts
Captain	Danny Gare (Oct-Nov) Gilbert Perreault (Nov-Apr)
Arena	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Team leaders
Goals	Gilbert Perreault (31)
Assists	John Van Boxmeer (54)
Points	Gilbert Perreault (73)
Penalty minutes	Larry Playfair (258)
Wins	Don Edwards (26)
Goals against average	Jacques Cloutier (2.51)

The 1981–82 Buffalo Sabres season was the Sabres' 12th season in the National Hockey League. The Sabres finished 3rd in the Adams Division and lost in the Preliminary round to the Boston Bruins 3 games to 1.

Regular Season

Final Standings

Adams Division

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
Montreal Canadiens	80	46	17	17	360	223	109
Boston Bruins	80	43	27	10	323	285	96
Buffalo Sabres	80	39	26	15	307	273	93
Quebec Nordiques	80	33	31	16	356	345	82
Hartford Whalers	80	21	41	18	264	351	60

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Game Log

Regular Season Results
No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	W	October 7, 1981	5–3	Washington Capitals (1981–82)	1–0–0
2	L	October 10, 1981	0–9	@ Montreal Canadiens (1981–82)	1–1–0
3	T	October 11, 1981	2–2	Vancouver Canucks (1981–82)	1–1–1
4	W	October 14, 1981	4–2	Quebec Nordiques (1981–82)	2–1–1
5	W	October 17, 1981	4–2	@ Washington Capitals (1981–82)	3–1–1
6	T	October 18, 1981	3–3	Montreal Canadiens (1981–82)	3–1–2
7	T	October 21, 1981	2–2	Winnipeg Jets (1981–82)	3–1–3
8	W	October 23, 1981	6–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82)	4–1–3
9	L	October 25, 1981	3–6	Minnesota North Stars (1981–82)	4–2–3
10	W	October 28, 1981	6–2	St. Louis Blues (1981–82)	5–2–3
11	L	October 31, 1981	1–3	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1981–82)	5–3–3
12	W	November 1, 1981	6–2	Philadelphia Flyers (1981–82)	6–3–3
13	T	November 4, 1981	3–3	Calgary Flames (1981–82)	6–3–4
14	W	November 7, 1981	6–2	@ New York Islanders (1981–82)	7–3–4
15	T	November 8, 1981	2–2	Hartford Whalers (1981–82)	7–3–5
16	L	November 11, 1981	3–7	@ New York Rangers (1981–82)	7–4–5
17	T	November 13, 1981	3–3	New York Rangers (1981–82)	7–4–6
18	W	November 15, 1981	3–1	Boston Bruins (1981–82)	8–4–6
19	L	November 18, 1981	3–4	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1981–82)	8–5–6
20	W	November 20, 1981	4–3	@ Colorado Rockies (1981–82)	9–5–6
21	W	November 21, 1981	7–1	@ Los Angeles Kings (1981–82)	10–5–6
22	W	November 25, 1981	3–1	@ Detroit Red Wings (1981–82)	11–5–6
23	T	November 28, 1981	4–4	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82)	11–5–7
24	W	November 29, 1981	5–2	New York Islanders (1981–82)	12–5–7
25	L	December 3, 1981	3–6	@ Boston Bruins (1981–82)	12–6–7
26	W	December 4, 1981	4–2	@ Hartford Whalers (1981–82)	13–6–7
27	W	December 6, 1981	7–4	Pittsburgh Penguins (1981–82)	14–6–7
28	W	December 9, 1981	7–1	Colorado Rockies (1981–82)	15–6–7
29	W	December 12, 1981	4–2	@ Detroit Red Wings (1981–82)	16–6–7
30	T	December 13, 1981	4–4	Quebec Nordiques (1981–82)	16–6–8
31	L	December 15, 1981	3–4	Los Angeles Kings (1981–82)	16–7–8
32	L	December 17, 1981	1–2	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1981–82)	16–8–8
33	L	December 19, 1981	3–7	@ Quebec Nordiques (1981–82)	16–9–8
34	W	December 20, 1981	8–2	Hartford Whalers (1981–82)	17–9–8
35	L	December 22, 1981	2–3	@ St. Louis Blues (1981–82)	17–10–8
36	W	December 26, 1981	7–5	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1981–82)	18–10–8
37	W	December 27, 1981	3–2	Washington Capitals (1981–82)	19–10–8
38	W	December 31, 1981	4–2	Minnesota North Stars (1981–82)	20–10–8
39	L	January 2, 1982	3–6	@ Quebec Nordiques (1981–82)	20–11–8
40	W	January 3, 1982	3–2	Montreal Canadiens (1981–82)	21–11–8
41	W	January 6, 1982	5–2	Detroit Red Wings (1981–82)	22–11–8
42	W	January 9, 1982	3–2	@ Hartford Whalers (1981–82)	23–11–8
43	W	January 10, 1982	6–4	Los Angeles Kings (1981–82)	24–11–8
44	W	January 13, 1982	6–2	Chicago Black Hawks (1981–82)	25–11–8
45	W	January 15, 1982	8–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82)	26–11–8
46	W	January 17, 1982	7–1	Hartford Whalers (1981–82)	27–11–8
47	T	January 19, 1982	2–2	@ Montreal Canadiens (1981–82)	27–11–9
48	W	January 22, 1982	5–3	Quebec Nordiques (1981–82)	28–11–9
49	W	January 23, 1982	3–2	@ Quebec Nordiques (1981–82)	29–11–9
50	L	January 27, 1982	3–4	@ Vancouver Canucks (1981–82)	29–12–9
51	L	January 29, 1982	1–3	@ Edmonton Oilers (1981–82)	29–13–9
52	L	January 30, 1982	2–3	@ Calgary Flames (1981–82)	29–14–9
53	L	February 3, 1982	2–5	Boston Bruins (1981–82)	29–15–9
54	L	February 4, 1982	2–5	@ Boston Bruins (1981–82)	29–16–9
55	L	February 7, 1982	3–7	New York Islanders (1981–82)	29–17–9
56	W	February 10, 1982	4–3	Winnipeg Jets (1981–82)	30–17–9
57	L	February 11, 1982	4–6	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1981–82)	30–18–9
58	W	February 16, 1982	2–1	@ St. Louis Blues (1981–82)	31–18–9
59	W	February 17, 1982	3–2	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1981–82)	32–18–9
60	T	February 20, 1982	2–2	@ Montreal Canadiens (1981–82)	32–18–10
61	W	February 21, 1982	6–2	Colorado Rockies (1981–82)	33–18–10
62	L	February 24, 1982	3–6	Edmonton Oilers (1981–82)	33–19–10
63	T	February 26, 1982	4–4	@ Winnipeg Jets (1981–82)	33–19–11
64	T	February 27, 1982	5–5	@ Minnesota North Stars (1981–82)	33–19–12
65	T	March 3, 1982	3–3	Hartford Whalers (1981–82)	33–19–13
66	T	March 6, 1982	2–2	@ Hartford Whalers (1981–82)	33–19–14
67	L	March 7, 1982	3–5	Montreal Canadiens (1981–82)	33–20–14
68	W	March 10, 1982	7–4	@ Vancouver Canucks (1981–82)	34–20–14
69	W	March 12, 1982	3–2	@ Edmonton Oilers (1981–82)	35–20–14
70	L	March 13, 1982	1–4	@ Calgary Flames (1981–82)	35–21–14
71	T	March 16, 1982	3–3	Boston Bruins (1981–82)	35–21–15
72	L	March 18, 1982	1–4	@ Hartford Whalers (1981–82)	35–22–15
73	L	March 20, 1982	4–6	@ Boston Bruins (1981–82)	35–23–15
74	W	March 21, 1982	5–4	Montreal Canadiens (1981–82)	36–23–15
75	L	March 25, 1982	1–5	@ Boston Bruins (1981–82)	36–24–15
76	L	March 26, 1982	5–8	New York Rangers (1981–82)	36–25–15
77	W	March 28, 1982	9–5	Boston Bruins (1981–82)	37–25–15
78	W	March 30, 1982	6–4	@ Quebec Nordiques (1981–82)	38–25–15
79	W	April 3, 1982	5–4	@ Montreal Canadiens (1981–82)	39–25–15
80	L	April 4, 1982	4–7	Quebec Nordiques (1981–82)	39–26–15

Awards and Records

• The Sabres did not win any awards this season.

See Also

• 1981–82 NHL season